Description: He is a mite stocky and wears just a red suit. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Hamil lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Red spinel (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her blonde hair is well kept. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. She was taken from her home at a very young age. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Thiala fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems and is in decent physical shape. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is a Mason first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Aline hails from a village terrorized by drow. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 800 gp. Pink pearl (140 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp).

Description: This woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her golden hair is braided into rings. She is baby faced.

Personality: Fistula hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. She tends to her Layabout job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a simple green robe with red stripes complete with hood. His white crest is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. At some point he was captured by illithids and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears dull black sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed mace, just in case. She keeps her long red crest kept up in a rat tail. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Jezean will drive conversation. Jezean enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 sp. Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He wears his silver hair down. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 700 sp.